acceleration
Translation
speeding up, rate of change of velocity
Examples
The car has amazing acceleration.
The car has amazing acceleration.
We saw an acceleration in the rate of change.
We saw an acceleration in the rate of change.
Grammar Patterns
((uncountable)) the ability to go faster The car has amazing acceleration.
((in sth.)) an increase in the rate of sth. We saw an acceleration in the rate of change.
Similar Words
Synonyms: speeding up, quickening; Antonyms: deceleration
Etymology
From the verb 'accelerate' + the suffix '-tion', which forms nouns denoting an action or state.
Memory Tips
This is the noun form of 'accelerate'. It's the feeling you get when a car speeds up quickly.